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O-LevelBiologyPlant Nutrition5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q71 Mark

The elements listed are found in all living organisms. Which element is not obtained by plants from the soil?

Acarbon
Biron
Cmagnesium
Dnitrogen

✓ Correct answer

A: carbon

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Plant Nutrition, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 7.

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